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Patricia J. Langhorne

Patricia J. Langhorne

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
36
Citations
3552
World Ranking
7411
National Ranking
82

Patricia J. Langhorne publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Patricia J. Langhorne sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 143 publications — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

Patricia J. Langhorne D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Patricia J. Langhorne sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 36 D-Index — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

Overview

Patricia J. Langhorne is affiliated with the University of Otago in New Zealand. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a significant emphasis on Atmospheric Science, Environmental Chemistry, Oceanography, Aerospace Engineering, and Global and Planetary Change.

Their main topics of study include:

  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Underwater Acoustics Research
  • Climate variability and models
  • Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies

Patricia J. Langhorne has published extensively in several scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Publishing Network for Geoscientific and Environmental Data (PANGAEA) (Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research)
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • The Cryosphere
  • Geophysical Research Letters

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Langhorne include:

  • "Platelet ice, the Southern Ocean's hidden ice: a review," 2020, Annals of Glaciology
  • "Antarctic Landfast Sea Ice: A Review of Its Physics, Biogeochemistry and Ecology," 2023, Reviews of Geophysics
  • "Variability in the Distribution of Fast Ice and the Sub-ice Platelet Layer Near McMurdo Ice Shelf," 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • "Sea Ice Thickness in the Western Ross Sea," 2020, Geophysical Research Letters
  • "A synthesis of thermodynamic ablation at ice-ocean interfaces from theory, observations and models," 2020, Ocean Modelling

Frequent co-authors in Langhorne's research include:

  • Greg H. Leonard
  • Inga J. Smith
  • Natalie Robinson
  • Eamon K Frazer
  • Brett Grant

Best Publications

  • Moving Loads on Ice Plates

    Vernon A. Squire;Roger J. Hosking;Arnold D. Kerr;Patricia J. Langhorne

  • The Response of the Southern Ocean and Antarctic Sea Ice to Freshwater from Ice Shelves in an Earth System Model

    Andrew G. Pauling;Cecilia M. Bitz;Inga J. Smith;Patricia J. Langhorne

  • Observations of platelet ice growth and oceanographic conditions during the winter of 2003 in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica

    G. H. Leonard;C. R. Purdie;P. J. Langhorne;T. G. Haskell

  • Break-up of sea ice by ocean waves

    Patricia J. Langhorne;Vernon A. Squire;Colin Fox;Timothy G. Haskell

  • Observed platelet ice distributions in Antarctic sea ice: An index for ocean-ice shelf heat flux

    P. J. Langhorne;K. G. Hughes;A. J. Gough;I. J. Smith

  • Vehicles and aircraft on floating ice

    V. A. Squire;W. H. Robinson;P. J. Langhorne;T. G. Haskell

  • The seasonal appearance of ice shelf water in coastal Antarctica and its effect on sea ice growth

    Andrew R. Mahoney;Andrew R. Mahoney;Alexander J. Gough;Patricia J. Langhorne;Natalie J. Robinson

  • Antarctic Landfast Sea Ice: A Review of Its Physics, Biogeochemistry and Ecology

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  • Platelet ice and the land-fast sea ice of McMurdo Sound, Antarctica

    Inga J. Smith;Patricia J. Langhorne;Timothy G. Haskell;H. Joe Trodahl

  • Modelling the interrelationships between permeability, effective porosity and total porosity in sea ice

    Chris Petrich;Pat J. Langhorne;Zhifa F. Sun

  • The Density-Driven Winter Intensification of the Ross Sea Circulation

    Stefan Jendersie;Stefan Jendersie;Michael J. M. Williams;Pat J. Langhorne;Robin Robertson;Robin Robertson

  • Observation and modeling of platelet ice fabric in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica

    D. E. Dempsey;P. J. Langhorne;N. J. Robinson;N. J. Robinson;M. J. M. Williams

  • Signatures of supercooling: McMurdo Sound platelet ice

    Alexander J. Gough;Andrew R. Mahoney;Pat J. Langhorne;Michael J.M. Williams

  • Iron in land-fast sea ice of McMurdo Sound derived from sediment resuspension and wind-blown dust attributes to primary productivity in the Ross Sea, Antarctica

    Jeroen de Jong;Véronique Schoemann;Nathalie Maricq;Nadine Mattielli

  • Evolution of a supercooled Ice Shelf Water plume with an actively growing subice platelet matrix

    Natalie J. Robinson;Michael J. M. Williams;Craig L. Stevens;Patricia J. Langhorne

  • Platelet ice, the Southern Ocean's hidden ice: a review

    Mario Hoppmann;Maren E. Richter;Inga J. Smith;Stefan Jendersie

  • Earth's Field NMR in Antarctica: A Pulsed Gradient Spin Echo NMR Study of Restricted Diffusion in Sea Ice

    P.T. Callaghan;C.D. Eccles;T.G. Haskell;P.J. Langhorne

  • Time-dependent freshwater input from ice shelves: impacts on Antarctic sea ice and the Southern Ocean in an Earth System Model†

    Andrew G. Pauling;Andrew G. Pauling;Inga J. Smith;Patricia J. Langhorne;Cecilia M. Bitz

  • A Wedge Mechanism for Summer Surface Water Inflow Into the Ross Ice Shelf Cavity

    A. Malyarenko;A. Malyarenko;N. J. Robinson;M. J. M. Williams;P. J. Langhorne

  • Sea ice growth rates near ice shelves

    I.J. Smith;P.J. Langhorne;R.D. Frew;R. Vennell

  • Growth of first-year landfast Antarctic sea ice determined from winter temperature measurements

    Craig R. Purdie;Patricia J. Langhorne;Greg H. Leonard;Tim G. Haskell

  • Variability in the Distribution of Fast Ice and the Sub‐ice Platelet Layer Near McMurdo Ice Shelf

    G. M. Brett;A. Irvin;W. Rack;C. Haas

  • Temporal evolution of decaying summer first-year sea ice in the Western Weddell Sea, Antarctica

    Jean-Louis Tison;Anthony Worby;B. Delille;Véronique Schoemann

Frequent Co-Authors

Christian Haas
Christian Haas Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Vernon A. Squire
Vernon A. Squire University of Otago
Jean-Louis Tison
Jean-Louis Tison Université Libre de Bruxelles
Russell D. Frew
Russell D. Frew University of Otago
David J. Prior
David J. Prior University of Otago
Véronique Schoemann
Véronique Schoemann Université Libre de Bruxelles
Bruno Delille
Bruno Delille University of Liège
Delphine Lannuzel
Delphine Lannuzel University of Tasmania
Peter J. Hudleston
Peter J. Hudleston University of Minnesota
Cecilia M. Bitz
Cecilia M. Bitz University of Washington

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